368. Auction

1595, entire folded letter by messenger from Ypres to Yves-St-Eloi, dated 3.1., handwritten instruction for the addressee “… voor het port XI Stuiver”  

1602, entire messenger-letter from Courtray to Vyve-St-Eloi, handwritten details of the postage paid 1½ Patars  

1605, messenger circle-letter, dated 16.10., from the head of the camp in Herentals to the mayors of the surrounding towns, to deliver palisades as soon as possible, otherwise execution looms. Cito-Ci...

1607, entire folded letter, dated 21.10., signed by Archduke ALBERT VII and his wife ISABELLA VON MARIEMONT to Hesdien, nice paper covered seal on reverse, interesting autograph

1608, 4.5., entire messenger-letter from Brussels to Termonde (Dendermonde), handwritten marking „Den bode twee blancken“

1611, entire unpaid letter from St. Nicolas to St. Gilles, very early postage rate written in ink 2 Stuyver

1616, entire letter accompanying a package of goods, carried by messenger from Brussels to Antwerp, Cito – Cito and unusual high 10 Stuyver postage fee

1616, entire folded merchant-letter from Antwerp to Florence, dated 3.6., no indication of fees to be paid. The letter was sent on the old Taxis-cours Brüssel-Innsbruck and via Trient an Mantua  

1618, entire folded letter from Ghent to Brussels, dated 22.8., unusual fully paid by the sender. Handwritten “francq”  

1618/83, 4 entire letters with different markings for postage fees and delivery

1619, entire messenger-letter from Ostend to Etikhove, dated 4.5., handwritten „Cito-Cito“ and „port 12 Stuyver“ markings

1620, dated 26.5., entire letter from Brussels to the abbey of Siegburg, signed by AMBROSIO SPINOLA, the commander-in-chief of the Spanish-Netherlands army, concerning the lodging of the “Compagnye d’...

1623, entire letter, signed by FERDINAND II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1619-1637), to Colonel and Field Marshal Ambrosio Spinola, commander-in-chief of the Spanish troops in the Netherlands. M...

1627, entire princely messenger-letter from Brussels to Hesdin, dated 16.9., signed by the Infanta ISABELLA, proconsul in the Spanish Netherlands in the Name of the Spanish King, nice paper covered se...

1634, entire letter from Brussels to St. Nicolas, dated 14.10., signed by the Francisco DE MONCADA, proconsul in the Spanish Netherlands as of 1634, paper covered seal on reverse. Interesting autograp...

1640, 4.5., entire letter, signed by the proconsul in the Spanish Netherlands, Cardinal Infante FERDINAND (1609-1641) from Brussels to the commander of the Spanish infantry Don Hernan de Gamarra, conc...

1652, 14.6., prepaid entire letter via Taxispost from Bonn to Brussels with handwritten order to the Postmaster Coesfelt in Cologne

1675 (ca.), letter sheet with the seal of the General Postmaster Earl LAMORAL of Thurn and Taxis to his Postmaster in Cologne Coesfelt, only dated with pencil. Lamoral was the first General postmaster...

1682, entire letter signed by the proconsul in the Spanish Netherlands, Othon Henry MARQUIS DAL CARETTO, SAVORA and GRANA, dated 17.8., from Brussels to Nieuport, 6 Stuiver postage fee, dry-seal of th...

1690, entire letter signed by the proconsul in the Spanish Netherlands, Don Francisco Antonio DE AGUSTO, Maquis de Gastanaga, dated 7.1., from Brussels to Nieuport, 5 Stuiver postage fee, dry-seal of ...

1696, entire letter signed by the proconsul in the Spanish Netherlands Duke MAXIMILIAN EMANUEL II. of Bavaria, dated 16.4., from Brussels to Ghent, 6 Stuiver postage fee, dry-seal of the proconsul on ...

1674, entire letter from Paris to Ghent, with the famous POSTHORN-marking of the Taxis-Postoffice at Ghent, dated 9.7.1674. This is the oldest Taxis-marking in Europe, only in use 1674/75. Only a few ...

1613, local folded messenger-letter Hulst, handwritten notice from the sender: “Met Vriendt die godt beware“ (With friend – guarded by God)

1630, entire prepaid covering letter von Brussels to Antwerp, “met een paxcken met gelt”

1632, entire messenger-letter from Brussels to Antwerp, dated 23.5., handwritten instruction “Cito – Cito” and “ Port dobbel Cito bestelt”, 3 Stuiver fee in red chalk